Brockhaus provides digital reference works, online courses, student training, and teaching materials for private customers, schools, and libraries. Its web service includes an online encyclopedia with expert-reviewed information that is continuously updated, plus a School Lexicon for secondary students researching presentations and coursework. The Children’s Lexicon uses clickable graphics, images, video, and audio for younger readers. A reading aid can read text aloud and translate articles into more than 60 languages. Brockhaus says subject experts and trained educators create the content, which an independent editorial team checks. The service works on internet-connected digital devices. The company states that servers are hosted in the EU and website data uses SSL encryption. Children’s Lexicon content is described as ad-free, without external links, and GDPR-compliant. Plans include 14-day trials and monthly or annual options for adults, teenagers, and children. Library licensing can be tailored, with prices not listed.
Who it is for
It suits families, students, educators, private learners, and libraries needing online reference or course materials. Separate content and plans address adults, teenagers, and children.
What is good
- Expert-reviewed, continuously updated encyclopedia
- School and children’s reference options
- Reading aid translates over 60 languages
- Multimedia content formats
- 14-day free trials
What to know first
- No free plan
- Plans require paid subscriptions
Verdict
Brockhaus combines reference works, age-specific lexicons, courses, and teaching resources in a web service. Its plans provide trials, but ongoing access is paid and library pricing requires a tailored offer.
Brockhaus plans and pricing
All plansCompared on online encyclopedias
- Free plan
- No
- Citation tools
- Yes
- Educator resources
- Yes
- Institutional access
- Yes
- Content formats
- multimedia
- Update frequency
- continuous
